I am going to do a rescape on my 60 gallon soon, so since I have green spot algae on my acrylic tank wall(inner back), mind as well remove it while maintenance
Fast and easiest way to remove green spot algae?
- Thread starter NeonFlux
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For short term removal, yes just scrub it off.
To get rid of it for good we need to know more about your setup...
Size?
Stock?
Lighting? (type and time)?
Ferts?
Co2?
For starters.
To get rid of it for good we need to know more about your setup...
Size?
Stock?
Lighting? (type and time)?
Ferts?
Co2?
For starters.
60 gallon
Fish properly stocked, Medium-high heavily planted tank
3 wpg, power compact (on 7 hours)
Esti. index, NPK, plantex csm+b
Pressurized co2, co2 levels at light green levels. Co2 turns on when lights go on.
The green spot algae was building up for a long time on the black background, while I only cleaned the front, I didn't care about the background since it's black, so it started building up pretty badly...you get the point.
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Good CO2 and ....PO4 to about 2-3ppm.
I have not cleaned my tanks for months.
A credit card is excellent, as are those Kent scrapers.
Regards,
Tom Barr
I have not cleaned my tanks for months.
A credit card is excellent, as are those Kent scrapers.
Regards,
Tom Barr
I'll try a credit card
yeah, short term, algae scraper. Long term is a bit more difficult, I've found a good balance but its not quite gone though 
Did you catch that we are talking about an acrylic tank? I would NEVER recommend a razor on acrylic.